Monday bike roundup

Momentum Magazine #48 is “The Photo Issue.” They mention “Panda Portraits” in passing. Who knows where the name “Panda Portraits” — those goofy on-bike self-portraits — comes from? No prize for this question: this one’s for fun.

A supporter of Myanmar’s detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has his bicycle decorated with her picture near the house where she is held under house arrest in Yangon shortly before her release.

Chinese people ride bicycles near the Guangzhou TV Tower and a pagoda ahead of the 16th Asian Games Guangzhou 2010.

A man carries people on his bicycle taxi on a street in Havana.

A resident walks with his bicycle next to water pumps in a flooded street of Swalm November 13, 2010. Several rivers burst their banks due to heavy rain, flooding several towns and villages in Belgium, according to local media.

More bike news, more bike fun.

Cool travel story:

When I told people I was visiting Los Angeles for a week without setting foot in a car, one word came up more than any other: “Impossible.”

Seven days and six nights without a car turned out to be not only possible but in many ways afforded me a more unfiltered view of Los Angeles

Denver Post follows up on Eagle County case: Tragedy in the truth of hit and runs. Dr Milo wasn’t the only cyclist hit by a hit-and-run driver in Eagle County that day. And guess what? District Attorney Mark Hurbert hasn’t filed any charges in that other case as well, in spite of the Colorado State Patrol saying they have solid evidence tying a suspect to that hit and run.

That Contrail thing is making the rounds again in eco- and bike-themed blogs. Contrail is the bike-attached chalk depositing gizmo that converts your bike into a spontaneous paintbrush, with your road as the canvas. And now, they’re asking for money.

Bike vs motorcyclist in Brewton, Alabama. A guy on a Yamaha rear-ended a cyclist on Huffy bike. The motorcycle rider was killed; the 16 year old bicyclist was treated for his injuries at a local hospital.

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Regarding Panda photos, this is as I remember reading quite awhile ago, without looking anything up.

It started from a Flickr photo pool, somehow related to bikes. One person was frequently sharing some self portraits while riding; either including herself or just the bike. Her user name on Flickr was (is?) Panda…. something. Thus, they became known as panda photos.